World's Highest Railway Has Diesel Locomotice Specially Built for It
An outstanding achievement of British engineering enterprise is the building of a Diesel locomotive to run on the highest railway line in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1939
566 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 18 of 29
The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Craze for Uniformity
Even street vendors' carts in Germany must now wear a "uniform." Those used for marketing vegetables and fruit must have an ivory top…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Traffic Bridge Wanted Public Meeting at Ungarie
As will be seen by advertisement in this issue, a public meeting will be held at the Memorial Hall. Ungarie. on Saturday, 19th August, at 2.30 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Train Service
At the suggestion of Mr. Howarth it was decided to again request the Railway Commissioners to run the motor train to Grenfell from Cowra…
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In connection with the question of requesting- that more funds be made available for by-roads—as mentioned at last meeting—it was decided that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Figures. July 1938-39. (1938 BRACKETED)
Tickets issued 110 (134), coaching revenue £213 (£211), goods revenue £726 (£1104), tons handled 2787 (3120), bales wool despatched 65…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Motorists' Corner Official R.a.c.a. Notes by "Carbon" New Lighting Regulations
Recently introduced regulations coving the fitting of headlamps on heavy lorries, and additional tail lights or reflectors on all vehicles Towing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →No Show Train From Parkes Local P., A. & H.A. Decision Week-end Meeting
No special train will run from Parkes on the second day of the Forbes Show next month. Far years a special train has been chartered…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Council Receives Complaints Ratepayers Ask for Road Repairs Engineer to Investigate Complaints and Report to Council
An extra heavy batch of correspondence was tabled at the monthly meeting of Bland Shire Council, which was held in the Shire Chambers, West Wyalong, on Thursday night and Friday of last week…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boy Found on Road. In Dazed Condition
On Monday last Max Goodridge, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alf. Goolridge, was found lying on the Cowra road in a dazed condition, and was taken…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The King's New Car. Britain's First Motoring Monarch as a Driver
A week or two ago you might have found in a certain Coventry motor car manufacturer's ledger the following entry:…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Southern Railway and the "Rush" Hour
During the twenty-four hours of the six working days the Southern Railway's terminal stations in London are entered by 2545 trains…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Aerodrome Site For West Wyalong Further Progress Made
Mr. Allen (Public Works Department) and Mr. Martin (Civil Aviation Department) arrived in West Wyalong on the 20th July and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Denial "Bagging" Motorists On Country Roads (By Wire) Sydney
Police officers stoutly deny the suggestion made at the Farmers and Settlers' Conference, that young (constables who are…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →England to Calcutta 7,600 Miles by Road
Thanks to the increasing dependability of the motor car, the extension of servicing facilities and the improve ments made in the highways to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Orange-parkes Road Should be State Highway Parkes Support
The Parkes Municipal Council . had under consideration at its last meeting a proposal from the Orange branch of the Farmers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Weddin Shire Complaints as to State of Roads "Lack of Confidence in Council"
At last Saturday's meeting of Weddin Shire Council, Grenfell, a number of complaints were received as to the state of roads in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Motorists' Corner Official R.a.c.a. Notes Ware Corners
A prophesy made by the R.A.C.A. recently has achieved early fulfilment. It was anticipated that legislation would shortly be intraduced to deal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BERCHTESGADEN Hitler's Favored Resort Venue of World's Motor Test
Borchtesgaden, the favored resort of Adolf Hitler, in the Bavarian Alps a centre which has figured largely in world news during recent months, will…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →8 H.P. Ford's Classic Performance on Outback Roads. 976 Mile Week-end Dash
To prove the eminent suitability of an English Ford 8 h.p. car for travel on outback roads, a 976 mile trip from Sydney to Bourke and back…
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